Pictures of Dogs Dachshund (Wirehaired) Breed Pictures and Informations

The Dachshund (Wirehaired) is an original German breed dog that was very popular in the 17th century and later in America in the early 1900s.He is a high energetic and needs regular moderate amount of daily exercise and playtime inside the house. The breed of such type of dogs comes in three coat varieties: wirehaired, longhaired and smooth. The Wirehaired Dachshund pet dog can be a good choice for those who neither prefer smooth or longhaired dog.

This dog is a devoted, protective and intractable dog with immense love and cares for his master. He can be sometimes resentful if your interest isn't on him. But Dachshund is fairly happy, sociable, funny and playful dog. He loves to be part of the whole lot and needs your special attention from you. But it sometimes behaves like arrogant and distrustful with strangers. This pet dog can gain weight quickly. So one should very care about his diet that should be balanced. He is a medium hair shedder, so it may not be an ideal pet dog if you are not comfortable with dog-hairs in your house.

This pet is not good enough or friendly with younger children and better comfortable with older members of your house. It can bite and snap when excited. This breed of dogs (Dachshunds) comes in two sizes: standard and miniature. The weight of a standard Dachshund is16 to 32 pounds and is 12 to 14 inches tall and the miniature size is 8 to 9 inches tall that weighs around 9 to 11 pounds. The dog has a soft and straight coat with medium length. The dog needs to be brushed intermittently or more frequently if it’s hair shedding irritates you more. In AKC popularity criteria, Dachshund was 7th out of 157 breeds in 2007.